Like Learning to Ride a Bike
The DNA of Discipleship: The Jesus Model
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
1 John 3:18
Discipleship is like learning to ride a bike. You need to know how the brakes, pedals and handlebars work. You need to be in balance and you need to do the pedaling and steering. But how did you actually learn to ride a bike? Often someone runs alongside and holds the bike, coaches what to do next and then gradually lets go. Sometimes we put on training wheels as a temporary help to keep our balance. The bike does not work quite as well but it gives a feeling of the experience until we are confident enough to take the extra wheels off.
These 40 days are like spiritual training wheels or having someone run alongside you. These exercises will help but they are just training wheels. As you gain confidence you will discover your best patterns to more freely learn from God. And like bike riding, you will feel the wind on your face, explore creation and discover a deeper walk with the Lord.
For Reflection:
- How did you learn to ride a bike?
- How does that experience compare to learning to learn from Jesus?
Make Life Count:
- Decide one thing you can do to love someone through an action or deed today, and then do it.
- I would love to hear your bike story:
Hungry for More?
List the times you feel you have fallen off your bike spiritually. What has helped you get back on?
Riding the bike together…
